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New guy with a few P90x questions

  • Sonofanump
    LJ;1170020 wrote:
    Oh, I thought the thing layed down horizontal.
  • BR1986FB
    Loving these short & sweet workouts. This morning was more of a circuit/Crossfit type deal as I did a tri-set of kettlebell swings, burpees & power cleans back to back with no rest. Did 3 circuits of this and finished off the workout with 8 Prowler push sprints. Shit blows you up. Done by 4:45am so that's cool that I'm done for the day.
  • ernest_t_bass
    BR1986FB;1172655 wrote:Loving these short & sweet workouts. This morning was more of a circuit/Crossfit type deal as I did a tri-set of kettlebell swings, burpees & power cleans back to back with no rest. Did 3 circuits of this and finished off the workout with 8 Prowler push sprints. Shit blows you up. Done by 4:45am so that's cool that I'm done for the day.
    What are you doing again?
  • BR1986FB
    ernest_t_bass;1172661 wrote:What are you doing again?
    I do two days of a powerbuilding (standard lifts: bench press, deadlift, overhead press with some ancillary work) type workout along with one more Crossfit based workout. Two of those days I do Prowler sprints and on my three "off" days I walk for 45 minutes. Eating Paleo/LeanGains fasting helps in that I don't need to expend as much energy for these workouts to get results but they are ass kickers.
  • LJ
    BR1986FB;1172655 wrote:Loving these short & sweet workouts. This morning was more of a circuit/Crossfit type deal as I did a tri-set of kettlebell swings, burpees & power cleans back to back with no rest. Did 3 circuits of this and finished off the workout with 8 Prowler push sprints. Shit blows you up. Done by 4:45am so that's cool that I'm done for the day.


  • ernest_t_bass
    FUCK THAT!
  • rrfan
    Last phase of P90x2 is the best of the three phases.
  • Sonofanump
    I have a workout dilemma, I will be going away for business for two weeks and want to maintain during that time. No problem with the cardio, chest, & abs, but what can I sub in for back, shoulders, arms? I could take a set dumbbells with me, but what? I am thinking 30&#8217;s would work. For shoulders I can do pike press, for tris I can do chair dips & side tri rises. Any others with weights including anything for biceps?</SPAN>
  • ernest_t_bass
    Sonofanump;1172879 wrote:I have a workout dilemma, I will be going away for business for two weeks and want to maintain during that time. No problem with the cardio, chest, & abs, but what can I sub in for back, shoulders, arms? I could take a set dumbbells with me, but what? I am thinking 30&#8217;s would work. For shoulders I can do pike press, for tris I can do chair dips & side tri rises. Any others with weights including anything for biceps?
    Rest is never a bad thing.
  • OneBuckeye
    Sonofanump;1172879 wrote:I have a workout dilemma, I will be going away for business for two weeks and want to maintain during that time. No problem with the cardio, chest, & abs, but what can I sub in for back, shoulders, arms? I could take a set dumbbells with me, but what? I am thinking 30&#8217;s would work. For shoulders I can do pike press, for tris I can do chair dips & side tri rises. Any others with weights including anything for biceps?
    Find a gym, or go to the hotel gym. Much easier.
  • Sonofanump
    OneBuckeye;1172918 wrote:Find a gym.
    Maybe, depends on time and locale.
    OneBuckeye;1172918 wrote:the hotel gym.


    Not likely. An exercise bike and elipticle are par for the course.
  • OneBuckeye
    I had recently stayed at two hotels with dumbells up to 50.
  • Raw Dawgin' it
    Sonofanump;1172879 wrote:I have a workout dilemma, I will be going away for business for two weeks and want to maintain during that time. No problem with the cardio, chest, & abs, but what can I sub in for back, shoulders, arms? I could take a set dumbbells with me, but what? I am thinking 30&#8217;s would work. For shoulders I can do pike press, for tris I can do chair dips & side tri rises. Any others with weights including anything for biceps?
    Do you have a portable pull up bar? You can basically do a p90x chest and back workout if you have that. Substitute lawnmowers and the heavy pants with pull ups
  • Sonofanump
    Raw Dawgin' it;1172955 wrote:Do you have a portable pull up bar? You can basically do a p90x chest and back workout if you have that. Substitute lawnmowers and the heavy pants with pull ups
    Not too worried about chest and back, it is shoulders and arms that I will have a problem with.
  • BR1986FB
    Sonofanump;1173033 wrote:Not too worried about chest and back, it is shoulders and arms that I will have a problem with.
    For arms just do the dips (chair dips, dips between benches, etc) for tri's and for bi's just do chinups (palms facing you). Chins are probably one of the best mass builders for biceps anyhow.
  • Sonofanump
    Company send us all step counters (yeah, I'm the last person in the company that needs one) 4100 steps counted during Insanity Plyo, I guess that translates to two miles. Whatever.
  • chicago510
    Sonofanump;1173036 wrote:Company send us all step counters (yeah, I'm the last person in the company that needs one) 4100 steps counted during Insanity Plyo, I guess that translates to two miles. Whatever.
    My old job made all their full time employees wear one for a month as part of some fitness campaign. One guy got caught putting his wrapped in a towel in the dryer at work on no heat lol.
  • Raw Dawgin' it
    chicago510;1173072 wrote:My old job made all their full time employees wear one for a month as part of some fitness campaign. One guy got caught putting his wrapped in a towel in the dryer at work on no heat lol.
    lol is there a penalty for not walking enough?
  • LJ
    Who actually does X Stretch during recovery week?

    I think I am gonna do a 30 minute Rodney Yee Relaxation and Stretch yoga instead
  • BR1986FB
    LJ;1173967 wrote:Who actually does X Stretch during recovery week?

    I think I am gonna do a 30 minute Rodney Yee Relaxation and Stretch yoga instead
    I did it once in 5 rounds. I just used the seventh day as a rest day.
  • LJ
    BR1986FB;1173969 wrote:I did it once in 5 rounds. I just used the seventh day as a rest day.
    Well my schedule says that today should be X Strech during recovery week, tomm core and saturday Yoga
  • ernest_t_bass
    LJ;1173975 wrote:Well my schedule says that today should be X Strech during recovery week, tomm core and saturday Yoga
    I had sex instead of stretch.
  • ernest_t_bass
    This week has been hard thus far, not going to lie.

    Monday - Yoga, did not do.
    Tuesday - Core, kicked its ass
    Wednesday - Kenpo, but thought it was Yoga. Didn't do either
    Thursday - Was going to do Kenpo, but could not get out of bed. Had sex instead
    Friday - WILL kick Core's ass
    Saturday - Will not do Yoga

    I have NO issue waking up to do the lifts, but the other stuff is getting increasingly harder to pull myself out of bed to do.
  • rrfan
    I hate yoga...
  • ernest_t_bass
    rrfan;1173990 wrote:I hate yoga...
    I bought the 25 minute Gaiam one, and it isn't bad. It's just so fucking boring.